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Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.

Written questions must be answered within 10 working days (20 working days during recess)
Other questions such as Topical, Portfolio, General and First Minister's Question Times are taken in the Chamber

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Question reference: S7W-03929

Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 02 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 30 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the adequacy of specialist training on alcohol-related brain damage for healthcare professionals, and what action it is taking to increase clinical expertise and improve diagnostic rates across Scotland.

Question reference: S7W-03956

Asked by: Yi-pei Chou Turvey, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Friday, 02 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 30 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of adults reported vandalism, graffiti or other deliberate damage to property as a neighbourhood problem in each year for which data is available since 2016, broken down by local authority area.

Question reference: S7W-03934

Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 02 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 30 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S7W-02882 by Neil Gray on 11 September 2026, when the proposed national oversight mechanism for deaths in custody will be implemented.

Question reference: S7W-03927

Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 02 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 30 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve access to diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation and long-term support services for people living with alcohol-related brain damage.

Question reference: S7W-03946

Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 02 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 30 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what work is being undertaken to ensure that freelance creative workers who have contracts with the public sector are paid promptly and within agreed timescales.

Question reference: S7W-03919

Asked by: Julie MacDougall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK
Date lodged: Friday, 02 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 30 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will give appropriate time and communication to Police Scotland to adjust for any operational changes caused by local government reorganisation.

Question reference: S7W-03913

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 02 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 30 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government when it will finalise the A9 Framework Agreement, as set out in its Programme for Government.

Question reference: S7W-03925

Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 02 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 30 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the socioeconomic backgrounds of students entering allied health professional training, and what action it is taking to increase uptake of allied health professional courses among people from deprived communities and lower-income households.

Question reference: S7W-03958

Asked by: Fulton MacGregor, MSP for Coatbridge and Chryston, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 02 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 30 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the announcement by the Prime Minister that the UK Government plans to replace the pension triple lock.

Question reference: S7W-03931

Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 02 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 30 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to raise public awareness of the role of vitamin B1 (thiamine) deficiency in the development of alcohol-related brain damage (ARBD), and whether it plans to strengthen public health messaging regarding the importance of early intervention and access to thiamine supplementation for people at risk.